MOTOR MONDAY CHINATOWN

Hello ladies and gents this is the viking telling you that today we are going to talk about the motor brands of

CHINA.


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Geely

Resultat d'imatges de geely logoThe official name of Geely is the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. This is a Chinese automotive company located in the Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China. The manufacture automobiles, motorcycles, engines, and transmissions. The name means “auspicious” or “lucky” in the Chinese language.

The company began in 1986 when Li Shufu started a refrigerator company using money he borrowed from family members. He was able to turn the company towards making automobiles that were affordable to the general public. In 2003, Geely was the only domestic car company to not have ties to the Chinese State.






Lifan


Lifan - Chinese Car BrandLifan is a privately owned Chinese car and motorcycle manufacturer. The company is based out of Chongqing in southwest China. The company began in 1992 and started creating cars in 2005 with microvans and small sedans. Now they continue to make those kinds of vehicles in addition to passenger cars, dirt bike engines, and entry-level motorcycles.

The company is known outside of China for selling their cars in developing markets. In 2013, the company saw sales of 26.015 billion. It’s hard to believe that this company was started by Yin Mingshan as a motorcycle repair shop. The number of staff members was only nine at the time.




Great Wall Motors

Great Wall Motors - Chinese Car Brand LogoAs the name suggests, Great Wall Motors is a Chinese automobile company that is named after the Great Wall of China. It was formed in 1984 and as of 2010 it became the largest sports utility vehicle producer in China. Despite a decrease in demand and a rough market, this company has continued to climbs the ranks and stands amongst the top brands in China.

In the beginning, the company only made trucks. They didn’t produce a saloon car until 2010. They have found numerous instances of success in making pickup trucks. They were at the top of China’s pickup market by 1998. In 2003, the company made a initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Great Wall Motor was the first private Chinese car manufacturer to become a public company.

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